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Movies Like No End of Surprises

If you liked No End of Surprises (1975), a drama movie directed by Chu Mu, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1SPL: Kill Zone

    SPL: Kill Zone (2005)

    ★ 7/10Also drama

    Chan, an articulate senior detective nearing the end of his career, is taking care of the daughter of a witness killed by ruthless crime lord Po. Martial arts expert Ma is set to take over as head of the crime unit…

  2. 2Convict

    Convict (2014)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    Set in the dark and old Parramatta prison built by the original convicts our lead character Ray a war veteran finds himself serving 18 months for manslaughter after defending his fiance. He soon realizes that the…

  3. 3Special ID

    Special ID (2013)

    ★ 6/10Also drama

    A career-long undercover Hong Kong cop is sent to Mainland China when his former protégé becomes the primary suspect in a murder.

  4. 4Limbo

    Limbo (2021)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama

    Veteran detective Cham works with rookie cop Will to hunt down the city's serial killer. The investigation leads them to a lair littered with dismembered female limbs, and an ex-con who killed Cham's wife and child…

  5. 5Dear Mr. Gacy

    Dear Mr. Gacy (2010)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama

    A chronicle of the interaction between college student Jason Moss and the object of his obsession, serial killer John Wayne Gacy.

  6. 6Farming

    Farming (2018)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Instead, he becomes the feared leader of…

  7. 7Tiger Cage

    Tiger Cage (1988)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama

    Something fishy is going on in the anti-Drug Trafficking Unit of the HK Police, and only a few honest cops know that the corruption goes all the way to the top. However, they must prove their case quickly, and by…

  8. 8Blindfire

    Blindfire (2020)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    A police officer who while responding to a violent hostage call, kills the African American suspect only to later learn of his innocence. Sensing this was a set-up, and facing repercussions, he must track down the…

  9. 9Paradox

    Paradox (2017)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    When a Hong Kong police negotiator is informed about the sudden disappearance of his 16-year-old daughter in Thailand, he travels there to search for her whereabouts.

  10. 10The Sparring Partner

    The Sparring Partner (2022)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama

    Adapted from a sensational real-life case in 2013, the intricate story begins when a young man partners with his friend to murder and dismember his parents. Pleading not guilty, the defense attorneys soon turn on each…

  11. 11Walking Tall: Lone Justice

    Walking Tall: Lone Justice (2007)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama

    In Dallas, witnesses against a drug-lord are murdered in a safe-house.The testimony of FBI agents becomes the only chance to keep him in prison. They are lodged in another safe-house, but the place is invaded and the…

  12. 12Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen

    Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2010)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    The Japanese forces occupy Shanghai and slowly start spreading terror in the city. Chen Zhen, who was presumed dead, returns to fight against the Japanese and put an end to their tyrannical rule.

  13. 13Crimes of Passion

    Crimes of Passion (1984)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    Fashion designer Joanna Crane leads a double life. By night she is China Blue, a prostitute who's attracted the attention of a sexually frustrated private detective, and a psychopathic priest in possession of a…

  14. 14Jawbone

    Jawbone (2017)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama

    A former youth boxing champion, Jimmy McCabe is a man in search of hope but looking in all the wrong places. When he hits rock bottom he turns to his childhood boxing club and the only family he has left: gym owner…

  15. 15Ill Manors

    Ill Manors (2012)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    Ensemble film revolving around characters living in Forest Gate, London. Over the course of a few days, six inter-linking stories explore issues of drug use, prostitution and urban poverty.

  16. 16Pimp

    Pimp (2018)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    An urban love story set on the hard streets of the Bronx. A struggling female pimp, named Wednesday, grows up learning the game from her dad. Once he's gone she's left to look out for her prostitute mother and…

  17. 17Election 2

    Election 2 (2006)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama

    As election time nears, current Triad chairman Lok faces competition from his godsons. At the same time, Jimmy looks to increase his business relations with mainland China.

  18. 18The Devil's Double

    The Devil's Double (2011)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

    A chilling vision of the House of Saddam Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was forced to become the double of Hussein's sadistic son.

  19. 19The Rookie

    The Rookie (1990)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama

    Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help…

  20. 20Seal Team Eight: Behind Enemy Lines

    Seal Team Eight: Behind Enemy Lines (2014)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama

    Seal Team Eight must fight their way deep into Africa's Congo, decommission a secret uranium mine, and stop our most dangerous enemy from smuggling weapon's grade yellow-cake out of the country.

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